Despite celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the Len Foote Hike Inn remains an undiscovered gem of a lodging facility tucked 5 miles into Georgia's Amicalola Falls State Park. The Hike Inn has a Gold LEED-EB certification because of its energy-efficient design and construction as well as the conservation techniques used throughout the property like its solar panels, composting toilets, and "pack... more

Just got back from a long-weekend trip to Georgia. Spent our first night at the Len Foote Hike Inn, which I somehow found on the internet. I made the reservations by phone, and our Friday night stay cost us $140.00 which included dinner and breakfast the next morning. I cannot say enough about this place. First off, you need to... more

When I was planning a trip to Atlanta in 2003 I wanted to spend a night in the Georgian mountains near the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, where I had hiked and done trail work as a teenager in the late 1950s. I found the Len Foote Hike Inn on the internet and made reservations by phone. The five... more

Checked in at the Park Headquarters with minutes to spare before they would not have allowed us to hike in. The afternoon was cool and dry, with the beautiful fall colors all around. We crunched through the leaves, stopping occassionally to absorb the sights and sounds (or lack of). We arrived at the Len Foote Hike Inn at dusk, and... more